tafia
distilled liquor
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Tafia is an inferior rum made from distilled sugarcane juice, particularly in the West Indies. It is a low-quality spirit produced from impure molasses or other sugarcane residue and is generally not considered a true rum, rarely being exported. While rum is typically made from molasses, the residue left after sugar crystallization, tafia uses less refined materials. The characteristic flavors of rum are influenced by yeast, distillation methods, aging, and blending, but tafia is noted for its lower quality.12
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